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Cross-curricular
links
Learning another
language presents opportunities for the reinforcement of knowledge, skills
and understanding developed in other curriculum areas. Teachers across
the country have found many productive ways of integrating work in a new
language with the rest of the primary curriculum, while reinforcing work
in other subjects at the same time.
You can exploit opportunities
through, for example, aspects of:
- English:
development of speaking and listening skills, knowledge and understanding
of grammar and sentence construction. Opportunities to compare the foreign
language with English or another language can be exploited through use
of the new alphabet, phonemes, rhyming patterns, sound/spelling links,
dictionary work, formation of structures (such as singular/plural, gender,
negatives, question forms, position of adjectives, imperatives), intonation,
dialogues, poetry, different text types, formation of complex sentences
and drama;
- ICT: use
of e-mail with schools abroad, materials from the Internet and satellite
television, video and audio, presentation of data, word-processing;
- Citizenship:
the multilingual society, knowledge of other countries and cultures;
- Mathematics:
counting, calculations, the time and the date, money;
- Geography:
work
relating to the study of other countries, points of the compass, weather;
- Science:
work on parts of the body, animals;
- Music:
rhyme, rhythm, singing, composition, world music;
- RE:
international or multicultural work, celebration of festivals, storytelling,
calendars, customs;
- History:
work relating to the study of other countries, family trees of famous
people;
- Art: descriptions
of paintings;
- PE: physical
responses to the teacher's instructions issued in the language being
learnt.
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The following files
are available to download in PDF format:
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